Newspaper-file



(NoModeL C. H. JAEHNIG.

NEWSPAPER FILE.

NO. 461,438. Patented Oct. 20, 1891.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. JAEHNIG, OF EAGLE PASS, TEXAS.

NEWSPAPER-FILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,438, dated October 20, 1891.

' Application filed September 27, 1890. Serial No. 366,401. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. J AEHNIG, a German subject, residing at Eagle Pass, in the county of Maverick and State of' Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNewspaper-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in newspaper-holders, and has for its object to produce a device of simple, durable, and economical construction, and one which will be effective for its purposes and easy of manipulation.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrative of my invention, Figures 1 and 2 represent one form of newspaper-holder embodying my improvements, and Fig. represents a modified form thereof.

In the form of theinvention shown in Figs. 1 and 2, A indicates a metallic piece bent at its end a to form a loop for suspending the newspaper-holder from a hook or its equiva-. lent and bent at its lower end I) to form a hand-grasp. Attached to the metallic piece -A or forming a part thereof are the retainingclips e, through which passes the thin strip B, bent'outwardly at its ends, as shown, forming springs b b. To the extremities of these springs are connected the loops 0, the lower one of these loops being connected to an eye on the lower part of the retaining-tonguef. The said retaining-tongue f is hooked at its upper end, and is adapted, when in use, to engage by means of said hook with the upper one of the loops 0, as shown in Fig. 2.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the metallic piece A is made of spring metal, and its ends are bent so as to form rearwardly and backwardly extending sprin (Z. To the ends of these springs are connected the loops e, the lower end of which is connected to the retaining-tongue f in the same manner as the lower loop 0 of Figs. 1 and 2 is connected to the similar retaining-tongue f.

The mode of operation will be readily understood. The tendency of the springs is normally to hold the loops 0 6 against the metallic piece A or A, and consequently to hold the retaining-tongues ff against it when thehooked end offor f is engaged with the upper loop cor e. To utilize the device as a neWspaper-holder'it is therefore merely necessary to unhook the retaining-tongue from the upper loop, place the fold of the newspaper between the retaining-tongue and the piece A or A, and finally again engage the hooked end of the retainingtongue in the upper loop, whereupon the newspaper will be clamped and held securely in place. It is evident that the back-turned ends of the metallic piece A of Fig. 3 will also serve as means for suspending and manipulating the newspaper-holder in like manner as the backturned end of the piece A of Figs. 1 and 2. It is also apparent that the retaining-tongue may be connected permanently to the upper loop and engage with the lower without varying from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is 1. A newspaper-holder comprising a back piece having permanently-attached springs, an upper and a lower loop connected to the springs, and a retainingtongue pivotally connected with the lower loop and havingahooked end for engaging the upper loop, substantially as described.

2. A newspaper-holder comprising a back piece bent at its upper end to form a spring and a means of suspension for the holder, and

also bent at its lower end to form a similar spring and ahand-grasp, an upperanda lower loop connected to the bent ends of the back piece, and a retaining-tongue pivotally connected to the lower loop and having a hooked end for engaging the upper loop, substantially as described.

I In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. JAEHNIG.

'Witnesses:

JOHN CREATON, F. C. MENTZ. 

